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Description: | A complete lead spindle whorl of medieval to post-medieval date. The spindle whorl is bi-conical with a central perforation running through it. One surface is decorated with a five pointed star formed by raised lines around the perforation. A single raised pellet is present within each point of the star and two pellets between each point. The reverse also appears decorated though is extremely worn rendering the exact details indeterminable.The metal is a mid whitish-grey colour and is worn. The spindle whorl is 30.1mm in diameter, 8mm thick and weighs 22.7g.Lead spindle whorls were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval period and are difficult to date with any certainty. Decorated examples are thought to date to the medieval to post-medieval periods while undecorated examples cannot be securely dated without supporting contextual evidence.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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